The Best Moment in Alan Wake 2: The Musical Reaction 

Thank you everyone for watching and for your lovely comments 🥰This was definitely the best moment in the game if not in gaming history!! I'm still dancing to to herald of darkness💃

The fact this part of the game managed to get in despite the constant fighting to cut it shows how much Sam Lake really poured his heart and soul into this masterpiece

I have this image of Sam Lake sitting in his office writing this scene, smiling as he writes "And everyone breaks out into dance, but especially me, it's amazing"

Experiencing this first time alone in my room with the headphones on was nothing short of transcendental. Going through this whilst thinking about the game and story and trying to figure it all out, also listening to the amazing lyrics, omg. Then, a few days later, looking for people posting this kind of videos online and going through their faces and experiences, I got transported back all over again. I don't think anyone playing through this will ever forget it.

A large part of why this scene is so powerful is that it was a perfect intermission within a horro story. After being scary and terrifying at times for hours on end, you really need some levity to break apart that tension. Thats why comic relief is so important; otherwise you just end up feeling numb to it all. This scene brough laughter and happy tears, allowing the audience to reset and get ready for Round 2. And it was magnificent!

Man I was so unbelievably drunk when I got to this part, I was beside myself over how fantastic it was

The balls on Sam Lake to fight for this scene so hard. Him and Hideo Kojima, man. Two of the most bizarre people in the industry and I wouldn't have it any other way.

The Old Gods of Asgard are, in real life, the Poets of the Fall. Their music was present in ending of Max Payne 2 with track "Late goodbye", in Futuremark 3Dmark 2005 with "Lift", and in some other game by Remedy. Carnival of rust*, Looking up the sun, Love will come to you, Daze, Stay, Dreaming wide awake, and so much... *claimed "the best finnish videomusic of all time"! Give they a chance!

The actor of the Janitor, Martti Suosalo visited my job last week :D

It is insane to think that this segment was so close to getting cut. It is so amazing how this keeps going regardless of how long you take to go through this section.

I'm so grateful they did this. An homage to the first game but with so much flair and joy, and daring too. Remedy are one of the most innovative developers out there. Long live Sam Lake. Long live Alan Wake.

sam lake doing the dance and being the happiest person to ever exist is something beautiful

8:27 Birdy: is that it? :c "But there is more to it than meets the eye" I loved that part

I love the implication of the dark place here. Like sure it controls the story and where Alan goes. But sometimes the dark place just wants to let loose and go wild with music :D

Wasn't this one of the best gaming experiences you've ever had?? I replayed this whole section at least 3 times. The audio is SO good. The acting, dancing, sets, platforms, etc just wow. Creativity at its FINEST. your reaction was on point

Game made as a nominee for potential GOTY. I definitely think it deserves it. I also think we are all Ahti singing this song whenever we can like we was lol.

You know the game is f-ing good when the player doesnt want to press their sprint button through a scene and doesnt want it to be over.

As a guitar player these solos were just throwing me in and out of consciousness. I've never experienced anything like this in a video game and I probably never will again. Also, it's not put in there just to be a cool scene. It represents the darkness basically going against Alan Wake's hubris thinking he can escape and write himself out of the dark place. The dark presence basically was showing Alan Wake truly how little he knows and how powerful it is. If you read the plot board underneath Alan Wake, the musical section. One of the first sentences is: "I had fooled myself into thinking I could control the story." So that was my interpretation anyway.

5:20 i always used to call games made by Remedy as art. and i am always repeating these words to everyone everywhere. very cool to see im not the only one seeing this as art, it really is. sam lake, just like alan wake, is an artist. a genius one. 22:56 i guess you never played Control. it is made by the same devs and i really recommend it. actually the main protagonist of that game have some similarities of your looks lol. oh and this janitor Ahti is my favorite character from Control, he is one of a kind.

My favorite part is when you ask where casey is, you wanna see him dance, not knowing he is right there to your right :D

Holy shit that was one of the greatest moments in video game history. damn and i love Sam Lake, he realy deserves game of the year award. We can all see all the love and dedication the put on this one

This was literally one of the best things I've experienced in gaming in years.

I love the small callback at the end with the janitor singing the song, same as how in Max Payne 2 that one janitor was singing "Late Goodbye"lol

Some context to the ending: Ahti is the name of the pagan Finnish God of the Sea (think Poseidon), clearly a reference to him in Remedy's games. His "swedish brothers" are of course the viking gods of Asgard, a pantheon Finnish gods are not part of. The non-translated bits are inner dialogue, along the lines but not verbatim, a cheeky "Well damn. The boys really tweaked the music to the max this time, bloody hell".

this is the most unique thing i ever seen in a video game ever, this part is so good it brings joy just seeing this part.

a video game that stays true to itself, doesn't chase trends, no bullshit, while also not taking itself too seriously. This is my goty. Never change, Remedy and Sam Lake

i loved every second playing this!! enjoyed your reaction very much! :)

I could listen to that jazz section all day haha, this part of the game is brilliant

In my opinion, THE greatest moment in video game history so far. I will be thoroughly outraged if AW2 doesn’t win a butt ton of awards. This is THE game of the DECADE. I really do not believe anyone will surpass this in a long, long time…

Ahti Finnish Translation: “Oh, that’s right now. Got the boys jank machines playing, damn it.”

This scene alone makes this goty for me

I need a chapter selection in a future update to play this chapter over and over

Old Gods of Asgard -- I mean The Poets of the Fall -- are my favorite band. They have yet to release a bad song, and rock even in live performances like you would never believe.

This is officially my favorite game moment of all time! Going through final draft playthrough just to experience this again 🥰😅

I don't know who had more of a "wtf is going on" moment when this started between me or Alan. 30 seconds later i switched to "this is fkn awesome"!

This is why I love Remedy games. There's always at least one level heavily based on music, and it's amazing how they've progressed. Alan Wake had a mission around the stage using the pyrotechnics to help fight the taken while music blares Control has the Ashtray Maze And then this one.

Sam Lake dancing made this 10x funnier. Weirdly enjoyable moment lol

I didn't want this musical performance to be over either.

Sam Lake is insane. In the best way possible.

Best moment of 2023 in my opinion.

I liked your reaction and glimpse of your personality got yourself a new sub

My reaction was the same. This was amazing. I haven't seen such a game for 15 years. This was soooo great. And sometimes I couldn't understand, which was reality and another world

Finnish games are built different

Something to Remember Alan wake 2 😂

Imagine getting a flare gun specifically for a level only to switch back to the inferior revolver

this game is flawless, is a piece of art

Ahti is friends with the Old Gods of Asgard in the Wake/Control setting. He outright tells Jesse this when handing her one of their songs ( _Take Control_ to be specific) on his Object of Power Sony Walkman to get her through her own musical mission in, well, _Control_ and clue her in on the final arc of her struggle just as _Herald of Darkness_ clues us in on Alan's finishing moves.

Haven't gotten to play the game yet and I'm barely avoiding spoiling this part for myself. Sure looks like one of those moments in gaming we'll be seeing in "Best Moments" lists for years to come.

These kinds of experiences are gaming at its best. Love to see this kind of joyful reaction!

this is such a well paced level that doesn't punish you if you linger to enjoy the music

yay! awesome reaction, hehe. nice cuts too! appreciate those.

And here am I watching your reaction again. Because it's cool to watch😁

You can tell they had so much fun making this game 😂

This game was badass. The musical was sick af, and the end at cauldera lake is amazing also

As I have said in straight renditions of this piece, "If you're going to put the MC on rails, you might as well do it with style!" Of course, I've also asserted that Sam Lake's coffee has been brewed using Lake water...

this moment in the game blew my mind and I can't stop thinking about the musical 😂 I love it

was funny watching you trying to figure it out and doing the same as me and probably everyone else while thinking wtf is going on haha

My reaction was exactly the same hahahah ''what is happening'' great reaction. Its just sad that you cant replay this moment without starting over :(

I love the pure joy this part brought to all of us lol

19:17 "I know who the killer is...yes it could wait till morning." 🤌"🫰*🤌"🫰*🤌"🫰* TP Vibes

Merci de m'avoir fait revivre ce moment ❤

Im playing games on PC for over 25years now, and that was one of the best thinks i have ever seen. Bonus points for production, not only crystal clear but very chill and easy for ears.

The best part of why this works is that if this game had this scene as a simple cutscene of a regular late night talk show it would be panned as the most boring segment of the game.

best in years what games can offer, this is so good 🥰

Just finished playing the game yesterday. I absolutely loved it and this is one of my favourite moment in the game, The Musical.

Best gaming moment ever, fun fact casey is sam lake the master mind behind this game

This kind of music is quite nostalgic reminds me rock in early 2000s like Nightwish, Epica and Creed.

This has such a great 80's vibe. Woo!

They're a really special studio.

This is so pure 😂

My favorite part in this game! I love how you can make the show as long as you want without it missing a beat.

I spent way too long in this section just wandering around watching the music show lol

You know it's a good day when you get music in any Remedy game. ^^ From Max Payne to Alan Wake to Control ("Take Control" is fire, thanks Ahti)... they and the Poets of the Fall/Old Gods of Asgard certainly know what they're doing. ^^ I'd argue that *no* other developer knows how to integrate music and sound into a game even a fraction of as well as they do.

Every time that someone questions me if video games are art i will show then this part of this game.

I swear you made the moment nicer xd

It looks like the equivalent of the concert of the first game, but multiplied by 100

That vocal is sooo nice

I love Remedy's things like this since first Max Payne nightmare sequences and Baseball Bat Boy.

I'll take your video game and raise you a ROCK OPERA!

this part is really a good surprise and amazing music

allan wake 2 we sing the music is banging

This part of the game is hilarious listening to the never ending song and visuals while fighting off shadow people 🤣🤣

Best part in the whole game and maybe my favorite gaming moment of the whole year. What a fantastic special game.

good to know i wasnt the only one to immediately recognize sam lake as max payne

I love the thought of this completely dead inside jaded washed up writer seeing himself doing this elaborate dance number and just thinking "ok yeah sure I guess I must have done that at some point"

3:29 this is why remedy entertainment is the goat

Control made me a fan of poets/old gods, just a awesome band

Old Gods of Asgard is good

Yaaaay!!! The Musical part, ı love it best music in alan wake 2 for me. Dance dance dance!!!!!

I cried... literal fk'n tears... when I saw this 🥺😭❤️

I really wish that i could have more save slot for me to replay all of those fantastic scenes

Yooo I just noticed that the music moves with you, so if you stand there, the song won’t progress, that’s insane. Remedy never disappoints

10:30 The moment you find out there's the most amazing rock band in the world waiting for you to listen to them ❤ Thanx for reminding me my same reaction throu your BEAUTIFUL smile! 😍 Long live POETS OF THE FALL! ✊🏻✊🏻✊🏻🎶💕

We have a masterpiece, game of the year

Looks awesome! Can't wait until they release this game on Steam!

It's absurd how cool ART Poets of the Fall and Remedy can put together. Those guys have insane dynamics in their creations. Alan Wake's Old Gods of Asgard stage scene was really cool experience back then. Also Control's "Take Control" was incredible and now they really amped up the designs. I mean this scene is virtually flawless. Song is dynamic to player progression, it actually tells the story, is fun and hell they managed to insert musical into a friggin' game and did it so well that I highly doubt any game studio is going to pull off, unless Remedy and POTF team up again. Cool to see such a change in game, let alone Sami Järvi participating it himself. No Gabe Newell or others are going to pull such cool thing off EVER 😂 Pure 100% art.

Ilkka said it took only 2 days to film but it was going to get cut and Sam Lake fought to keep this in. Thank god he did. This is the best highlight of the game and the reason it won best game at the game awards.

What a great scene 🤩

new registered from Brazil, nice channel!

What a moment 😆